AMC is in the initial stages of developing a companion series to its original drama series “The Walking Dead” to be executive produced by the “Walking Dead” team’s Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert.
The new series has a target on-air date of 2015. It helps AMC fill gaps created by the exit of “Breaking Bad” this year and “Mad Men” next year. The network is already planning a “Breaking Bad” spinoff, “Better Call Saul.”
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The “Walking Dead” companion show makes sense because the zombie drama is the top-rated scripted show on TV, and focuses on only a small corner of a zombie-infested world.